Thursday, April 19, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, April 19, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Transportation Experts Ponder Future
Illinois DOT believes one part of the solution to congestion is state-of-the-art ability to communicate vital information on travel conditions to motorists.
Link to Medill News Service story:
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/story.asp?id=303759

2) Airlines Set to Trial In-Flight Mobile
Air France's trial for passengers to send e-mails and text messages during flights will start in July, with calling to come later. BMI and Ryanair may follow.
Link to story in BusinessWeek:
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/apr2007/gb20070418_232899.htm

3) New York: Education, Engineering Required to Close the Train ‘Gap’
Safety board tells MTA an awareness campaign is needed to reduce danger of gap between trains and platforms.
Link to AP story:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--traingap0418apr18,0,4429105.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork


News Releases

1) Chinese Market for Commercial Telematics to Exceed $300 Million by the End of 2007
http://www.abiresearch.com/abiprdisplay.jsp?pressid=843

2) FCC to Host Summit on Spectrum Policy and Management: Building Interoperable Public Safety Communications
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-272441A1.pdf


Solicitation
- Request for Proposals – Guide to Effective Communication Technology for Paratransit Service
http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ESPA_requests_for_proposals


Upcoming Events
The 3RD Institution of Engineering and Technology Conference on Automotive Electronics Conference 2007 – June 28-29 – Coventry, UK
http://conferences.iee.org/autoelec/


Today in Transportation History
1955 – Volkswagen of America was established in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=7383

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